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Meet Kirsten: An American Girl
by Janet Beeler Shaw
This review is from the perspective of a mother - I never read Kirsten's series as a child, so this is my first exposure to the American Girl pioneer girl.
I think the author does and excellent job portraying both the adventure and drama of life aboard a ship, the reality of illness and the tenuousness of life in the 19th century, the confusion of an early American city for an immigrant, and adjusting to life in the new home on the prairie. There are many similarities to Little House in the Big Woods, but unlike Laura, Kirsten has real responsibilities and the interconnectedness of a pioneer family is made very clear.
I look forward to sharing Kirsten's story with my daughter when she is a little older.
I think the author does and excellent job portraying both the adventure and drama of life aboard a ship, the reality of illness and the tenuousness of life in the 19th century, the confusion of an early American city for an immigrant, and adjusting to life in the new home on the prairie. There are many similarities to Little House in the Big Woods, but unlike Laura, Kirsten has real responsibilities and the interconnectedness of a pioneer family is made very clear.
I look forward to sharing Kirsten's story with my daughter when she is a little older.